====== ParaView ======

**ParaView** is a software module available on **Comet**.

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===== ParaView overview =====

To access **ParaView** on Comet, run ''module load ParaView''. This will load the //default// version of **ParaView**.

An overview of the module information is shown below (''module -r spider ^ParaView$''):

<code lang=text>
  ParaView:
    Description:
      ParaView is a scientific parallel visualizer.

     Versions:
        ParaView/5.11.2-foss-2023a
        ParaView/5.13.2-foss-2023a

  For detailed information about a specific "ParaView" package (including how to load the modules) use the module's full name.
  Note that names that have a trailing (E) are extensions provided by other modules.
  For example:

     $ module spider ParaView/5.13.2-foss-2023a
</code>

If there are multiple versions of **ParaView** listed, then you can load a //specific// version as follows:
<code lang=bash>
$ module load ParaView/version_string
</code>

You can find the most //up to date information// whilst logged on to Comet by running ''module -r spider ^ParaView$''.

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===== ParaView Help =====

The module **ParaView** has the following embedded help text (''module help ParaView''):

<code lang=text>Description
===========
ParaView is a scientific parallel visualizer.

More information
================
 - Homepage: https://www.paraview.org

</code>

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===== ParaView Dependencies =====

The //default// version of the module **ParaView** has the following dependencies:

   * foss/2023a
   * Boost/1.82.0-GCC-12.3.0
   * Python/3.11.3-GCCcore-12.3.0
   * SciPy-bundle/2023.07-gfbf-2023a
   * XZ/5.4.2-GCCcore-12.3.0
   * HDF5/1.14.0-gompi-2023a
   * netCDF/4.9.2-gompi-2023a
   * libdrm/2.4.115-GCCcore-12.3.0
   * Mesa/23.1.4-GCCcore-12.3.0
   * Qt5/5.15.10-GCCcore-12.3.0
   * zlib/1.2.13-GCCcore-12.3.0
   * FFmpeg/6.0-GCCcore-12.3.0
   * Szip/2.1.1-GCCcore-12.3.0

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